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Est. 1828
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'prevents'
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prevents
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keep
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Verb, Verb
forestall
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forbid
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Verb, Verb
foreclose
x/
Verb, Verb
preclude
x/
Verb, Verb
let
/
Verb, Verb, Noun
permit
x/
Verb, Verb, Noun
prohibits
x/x
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preventative
x/xx
Adjective
protects
x/
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prevention
x/x
Noun
avoids
x/
Verb
disallows
xx/
Verb
deters
x/
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inhibits
x/x
Verb
disables
x/x
Verb
negates
x/
Verb
restricts
x/
Verb
stops
/
Noun
mitigates
/xx
Verb
keep from
//
Phrase, Verb
ensures
x/
Verb
repels
x/
Verb
blocks
/
Noun
eliminates
x/xx
Verb
reduces
x/x
Verb
ward off
//
Phrase, Verb
keep out
//
Phrase, Verb
avoidance
x/x
Noun
suppresses
x/x
Verb
protection
x/x
Noun
blocker
/x
Noun
preempt
/x
Verb
impedes
x/
Verb
stave off
//
Phrase, Verb
block out
//
Phrase, Verb
preemptive
x/x
Adjective
excludes
x/
Verb
counteracts
xx/
Verb
enforces
x/x
Verb
secures
x/
Verb
thwarts
/
Noun
causes
/x
Noun
neutralizes
/xxx
Verb
safeguards
/x
Noun
limits
/x
Verb
removes
x/
Verb
resists
x/
Verb
warns
/
Verb
halts
/
Noun
opposes
x/x
Verb
scurvy
/x
Adjective
overflowing
/xxx
Adjective
backflow
/x
Noun
alendronate
x/xx
Adverb
overwriting
xx/x
Verb
seals
/
Verb
retards
x/
Verb
runaway
/xx
Adjective
degenerating
x/xxx
Verb
clotting
/x
Noun
binds
/
Verb
clogging
/x
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obstructs
x/
Verb
stabilizes
/xxx
Verb
cures
/
Verb
through
/
Adjective
delays
x/
Verb
seeping
/x
Verb
collapsing
x/x
Verb
alveoli
x/xx
Adverb
hinders
/x
Verb
overheating
/xxx
Noun
diffusing
x/x
Verb
prolongs
x/
Verb
leaking
/x
Verb
relieves
x/
Verb
over
/x
Adjective
minimizes
/xxx
Verb
accessing
/xx
Verb
adhering
x/x
Verb
overloading
/xxx
Verb
effectually
x/xxx
Adverb
escaping
x/x
Verb
penetrating
/xxx
Verb
reflux
xx
Noun
reverses
x/x
Verb
lessens
/x
Verb
interferes
xx/
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promotes
x/
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isolates
/xx
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apoptosis
xx/x
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attaining
x/x
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discourages
x/xx
Verb
leakage
/x
Noun
buildup
/x
Noun
appreciating
x/xxx
Verb
slipping
/x
Verb
preserves
x/
Verb
sticking
/x
Verb
slows
/
Verb
impairs
x/
Verb
accumulating
x/xxx
Verb
flowing
/x
Verb
entering
/xx
Verb
regurgitation
x/x/x
Noun
migrating
/xx
Verb
facilitates
x/xx
Verb
coagulation
x/x/x
Noun
contamination
xxx/x
Noun
exerting
x/x
Verb
ovulation
xx/x
Noun
corrects
x/
Verb
absorbs
x/
Verb
drying
/x
Verb
restores
x/
Verb
sterically
/xx
Adverb
inactivation
xxx/x
Noun
reabsorption
xx/x
Noun
discharging
x/x
Verb
occurring
x/x
Verb
draining
/x
Verb
locking
/x
Verb
aids
/
Verb
contacting
/xx
Verb
evaporation
xxx/x
Noun
activating
/xxx
Verb
reaching
/x
Verb
inhibitor
x/xx
Noun
improves
x/
Verb
perceiving
x/x
Verb
sliding
/x
Verb
implantation
xx/x
Noun
aggregation
xx/x
Noun
dominating
/xxx
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saves
/
Verb
exercising
/xxx
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destroys
x/
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advises
x/x
Verb
affects
x/
Verb
alerts
x/
Noun, Verb
alleviating
x/xxx
Verb
allows
x/
Verb
bans
/
Noun
bars
/
Noun
cautions
/x
Verb, Noun
complex
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
defends
x/
Verb
denies
x/
Verb
deprives
x/
Verb
disrupts
x/
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does
/
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evades
x/
Verb, Noun
frees
/
Verb
frustrates
/x
Verb
hampers
/x
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jeopardizes
/xxx
Verb
makes
/
Verb
minimises
/xxx
Verb
notifies
/xx
Verb, Noun
obviates
/xx
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outlaws
/x
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precedes
x/
Verb, Noun
renders
/x
Verb
restrains
x/
Verb, Noun
robs
/
Verb, Noun
spoils
/
Noun
undermines
xx/
Verb
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